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常用 (cháng yòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

常用 (cháng yòng) is a Chinese word: commonly used. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 常用

形 xíng adjective

commonly used

这是一个常用的汉字。

zhè shì yí gè cháng yòng de hàn zì

This is a commonly used Chinese character.

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Word breakdown

常 cháng — commonly, frequently

用 yòng — used, to use

Structure & writing
1 常 cháng — ordinary, common, general

常 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 巾 jīn — cloth used for wiping, wrapping, or covering things
巾 is a component in 26 characters
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Stroke order

2 用 yòng — to use; to employ
用 is a component in 4 characters

用 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order